Orlando gunman was fired from prison guard school for gun joke

Orlando gay nightclub gunman Omar Mateen was dismissed from a prison guard training programme in 2007, days after the Virginia Tech massacre, for joking about bringing a gun to class. In 2007,......

Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 revealed

A close-up of a leopard, little owlets hiding inside a pipe and a gorilla mother mourning the loss of her baby are just a few of animals featured in the photos that have won this year’s......

Death of a Hero: How Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan was ambushed

IMAGE: An NSG commando at the spot where the terrorist who shot Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan had positioned himself. 26/11 will always be remembered for the courage displayed by our security......

Goa dreams: Why HNIs are moving into beach paradise

With organic kitchen gardens, Goa’s luxury holiday homes are raising the bar. The ease of reaching the destination, the mix of party culture and quietude are some of the reasons why......

Super luxury homes anyone? Starting at Rs 7 crore!

Around 2007-08, there was a bit of a media frenzy (which extended to international publications) over how India's wealthy and upwardly mobile classes were shutting themselves away from reality by......

A night in a luxury suite for Rs 4 lakh

The recently launched Sahara Star, just 100 m from Mumbai's Santacruz domestic airport, boasts of India's most expensive suite at Rs 4 lakh a night. The room rate for the presidential suite, spread......

Indian hotels with unique designs

There are times when you don't want to step out of your hotel room. And in such situations you feel helpless if your room is boring. Our verdict: always step into a hotel room which boasts of a......